Keonihar: ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India), through its CSR initiative ‘Udaan’, sponsor of the Thakurani Challenger Football Tournament 2025.
Organised in partnership with the Veer Birsa Munda Youth Club, Dalki, the tournament brought together 16 teams and over 240 players in a daylong celebration of community and competition.
Held at the Dalki Ground, Barbil in Keonjhar district, the matches were played in a knockout format raising the stakes with every match. In a closely fought finals, Sunny Express beat Khushi 11 with a score of 1-0 and emerged as winners of the Thakurani Challenger Football Tournament 2025.The event was graced by Niranjan Munda, President, Veer Birsa Munda Youth Club, Pramod Acharya, Welfare Officer, Thakurani Mine, AM/NS India, Arun Agrawal, Lead- CSR, Thakurani Mine, AM/NS India who presented trophies to the winning team and the runner- up team.
Shiva Munda of Sunny Express team was awarded the Best Goalkeeper, Ajay Munda of Khushi 11 team was awarded as Best Defender and Abinash Munda of Sunny Express team was awarded the Best Scorer of the tournament.
Niranjan Munda commended AM/NS India’s commitment to empowering local talent and praised the company’s active involvement in organising the tournament.
